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52nd Research, Development and Innovation Committee Meeting Date: 9 June 2020 Time: 08.45 – 14.00h Place: Web‐conference Final Minutes (incl. Decisions and Actions) Participants Chairman Statnett Norway Vice Chairman Eles Slovenia Members 1. 50Hertz Transmission Germany 2. Amprion Germany 3. APG Austria 4. Ceps Czech Republic 5. Eles Slovenia 6. Elering Estonia 7. Fingrid Finland 8. Litgrid Lithuania 9. PSE Poland 10. REE Spain 11. REN Portugal 12. RTE France 13. Statnett Norway 14. Swissgrid Switzerland 15. TenneT TSO BV The Netherlands 16. TenneT TSO GmbH Germany 17. Terna Italy 18. TransnetBW Germany ENTSO‐E | Rue de Spa, 8 | 1000 Brussels | [email protected] | www.entsoe.eu | @entso_e 1 Subsitutes 19. AS Augstsprieguma tïkls Latvia 20. Eles Slovenia 21. Elia System Operator Belgium 22. IPTO Greece 23. National Grid United Kingdom 24. OST Albania 25. Terna Italy 26. Transelectrica Romania Conveners WGs 1. WG Research Development and Norway Innovation Planning (WG RDIP) 2. WG 1 Power System Modernisation Germany 3. WG 2 Security and System Stability Germany 4. WG 3 Power System Flexibility Greece 5. WG 4 Future of energy systems Italy 6. WG 5 ICT and Digitalisation of Czech Republic Power System Observer 1. Mavir Hungary Excused 1. CGES Montenegro 2. Eirgrid Ireland 3. Energinet.dk Denmark 4. ESO Bulgaria 5. HOPS Croatia 6. JSC EMS Serbia 7. Landsnet Iceland 8. MEPSO Republic of North Macedonia 9. Scottish Hydro Electric United Kingdom Transmission 10. SONI United Kingdom 11. Svenska Kraftnät Sweden Secretariat 1. ENTSO‐E Belgium ENTSO‐E | Rue de Spa, 8 | 1000 Brussels | [email protected] | www.entsoe.eu | @entso_e 2 BLOCK 1: RDIC STRATEGICAL TOPICS TOP 1 ‐ Attendance, quorum The Chair welcomes all participants to 52nd RDIC meeting hold via webconference due to the particular circumstances related to Covid‐19. The RDIC Chair opens the meeting, checks the quorum and confirms that participants can formally cast their vote via teleconference on decisions proposed during the meeting. Decisions: The RDIC takes note that 24 out of 33 TSOs represented in the Research, Development and Innovation Committee are present. The RDIC is quorate. TOP 2 ‐ Approval of draft agenda, Dashboard and Budget The RDIC Chair reviews the draft agenda. Additional topics are suggested to be discussed: the follow‐up on the ENTSO‐E position paper on the reduction of SF6 emissions and introduction of alternative technologies as part of the TOP 12; EU project call on Cybersecurity and cooperation with ESA as part of TOP 14 (Any other business). The ENTSO‐E Secretariat gives the status of the RDIC Dashboard. The RDIC Budget for 2020 is reviewed and discussed. Decisions: The RDIC approves the draft agenda. The RDIC takes note of the RDIC Dashboard activities and the good advancement of the activities. The RDIC takes note of the available RDIC budget for 2020. Actions: The RDIC requests the Working Groups to enhance their efforts for planning and allocate budget as soon as possible other ways percentages of the budget need to be released. The RDIC takes note that the decisions are not followed completely by the members and requires to put in place an KPI on the follow‐up and implementation of the decisions by members. TOP 3 ‐ Report from Board meeting 3rd June 2020 The RDIC Chair presents the discussion points and highlights from the last ENTSO‐E Board meeting on 3 June 2020. The RDIC Chair highlights RDIC related topics, such as the RDI Roadmap 2020‐2030, the cross‐ committee work and the budget projection for the coming period. Decisions: The RDIC takes note of the report from the Board. The RDIC welcomes the approval of the ENTSO‐E RDI Roadmap 2020‐2030 Executive Summary by the Board. Actions: The RDIC proceeds with the request of the Board to approve the full document of ENTSO‐E RDI Roadmap 2020‐2030 based on the Executive Summary and as described under TOP5. ENTSO‐E | Rue de Spa, 8 | 1000 Brussels | [email protected] | www.entsoe.eu | @entso_e 3 TOP 4 ‐ Updates on ENTSO‐E cyber incident The ENTSO‐E Secretary‐General welcomes the work carried out the RDIC and the Working Groups and goes afterwards in the presentation of the cyber incident including the possible risks created and preventive actions put in place by the Secretariat. As part of these actions, ENTSO‐E decided to build up a new SharePoint environment. The RDIC discussed the impact on other infrastructure and the Secretary General presents the next steps. Decisions: The RDIC takes note of the presentation by the Secretary‐General on the status of the cyber incident and the fact that the new SharePoint environment is active since 25 May 2020. TOP 5 ‐ ENTSO‐E RDI Roadmap 2020‐2030 The RDIC Chair opens the discussion on RDI Roadmap 2020‐2030. The Convener of WG RDIP presents the content of the document and the scope of each chapter. The Convener of WG RDIP opens and discuss with RDIC members the scope and planned recommendations from TSOs to be included in Chapter 8: Towards Implementation. The Secretariat highlights the ENTSO‐E Board feedback and expectations of key Stakeholders. In addition, the Secretariat introduces the questionnaire’s results on the TSOs interests, and the intensity of the effort required for the Flagships. The RDIC members discuss the next steps and timeline plan. Decisions: The RDIC takes note of the latest draft of the ENTSO‐E RDI Roadmap 2020‐2030. The RDIC approves the planned public dissemination activities of the RDI Roadmap: i) InnoGrid webinar organised on 30 June 2020 and ii) Deep dive dedicated webinar organised on 2 July 2020 which will kick‐ off the public consultation phase. The RDIC decides to give the Chair and Vice Chair the decision of printing the Roadmap after the closing of the public consultation. The RDIC decides to send formally the RDI Roadmap for ACER approval immediately after the closing of the public consultation as per ENTSO‐E procedures in July 2020. Actions: The RDIC takes note of the following comments which requests to be taken in the Roadmap: o Estimation of effort needed: number of pilots, desk top studies, small scale, large scale demonstrators according to the questionnaire. o Current level of RDI effort in the TSO community and the EC goals for Europe and decides to refer to the previous paper on RDI schemes for TSOs. o Check Figure 11 and adjust it. The RDIC takes note of the comments and decides to take in the Implementation Plan: o Resources: gaps in resources and estimation in ranges, o Financing: the need to increase the RDI efforts by increasing the present spending from 0.5% o public acceptance and the need for innovation The RDIC requests WG RDIP to collect final comments before 15 June 2020 and send the full document for RDIC written approval on 16 June 2020 with closing 22 June 2020. ENTSO‐E | Rue de Spa, 8 | 1000 Brussels | [email protected] | www.entsoe.eu | @entso_e 4 The RDIC requests the ENTSO‐E secretariat to take the necessary measures for publishing electronically the ENTSO‐E RDI Roadmap 2020 ‐2030 at latest by 29 June 2020. The RDIC requests the ENTSO‐E secretariat to send the Roadmap to ACER on 30 June 2020 informally when opening for public comments. TOP 6 – RDIC Terms of Reference in the context of Active 2020+ programme The RDIC Chair presents the upcoming task of updating the RDIC Terms of Reference (ToR) in the context of Active 2020+ programme. The RDIC Chair informs the RDIC members that the next steps will be coordinated between all ENTSO‐E Committees and after an agreement would be reached, which will provide input for the ToR update. Decisions: The RDIC takes note that the RDIC ToR needs to be updated following the relevant actions within Active2020+ programme. BLOCK 2: WORKING GROUPS TOP 7 ‐ WG RDIP The WG RDIP Convener presents the progress on Working Group’s activities on Roadmap and Implementation Plan development. The RDIP Convener presents the key elements and approach planned for the Implementation Plan and invites the RDIC members to suggest the additional elements and join the development. The RDIC members discuss the involvement and responsibilities of other ENTSO‐E Committees and related workshop for the engagement. Decisions: The RDIC approves the new approach for the new Implementation Plan. The RDIC takes note of WG RDIP intention to develop an Implementation Plan of the newly approved R&D&I Roadmap The RDIC decides to organise two workshops: one internal with the RDIC members and one with the cross committee for the Implementation Plan. Actions: The WG RDIP establishes an outline and an action plan for the Implementation Plan that will be presented at the next RDIC meeting. The ENTSO‐E Secretariat investigates the possibility to engage an external consultant for the writing of the Implementation Plan based on the outline. ENTSO‐E | Rue de Spa, 8 | 1000 Brussels | [email protected] | www.entsoe.eu | @entso_e 5 TOP 8 ‐ WG2 Security and system operation of tomorrow The WG2 Convener presents the progress on Working Group’s activities of Interoperability workstream and results of stakeholders’ consultation. The WG2 Convener presents the status and next steps on HVDC CGMES development, and also the status of ongoing cross‐committee work on Grid Forming Position Paper, TSO‐ DSO Task Force on Smart Grid Indicators, SOC project innovative system operational concepts and SDC Connection Code Amendment. Decisions: The RDIC takes note of HVDC Interopeability workstream and alignment with stakeholders and European Commission. The RDIC takes note of the H2020 call „Demonstration of innovative critical technologies to enable future large‐scale deployment of offshore renewable energy technologies“ which will be published soon.